Decatur Daily Market and Miscellany Update
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1934
Page
2
Tuscaloosa Purchases Police Call System Experiment
The Tuscaloosa News reports the city has purchased a police call system so motor patrol officers stay in constant contact with headquarters. The experiment will be watched with interest by smaller cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloom
Tuscaloosa
Lights On Wagons Save Lives Warn Patrol Memoir
A state trooper recounts a near miss when a wagon without lights failed to signal on Keller Bridge. Traveling at 26 to 30 miles an hour, the narrator veered into the wagon’s rear without warning. A timely warning from the wife prevented a fatal crash, underscoring the need for wagon lights to save lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keller Bridge
Deedee
Roosevelt's New Deal Aims At National Unity And Reform
The text portrays President Roosevelt shaping national policy to win over hearts and minds, strengthening the weak and emboldening the fearful. It asserts he aims for broad support, noting opponents seek to block the New Deal and hinder progress for the majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Florence Times Demands Action on Lee Highway Funding
The Florence Times News laments missing funds to finish the Florence Athens Lee highway link. It urges immediate action as Huntsville hosts the Lee Highway Association meeting amid reports of a plan to reroute traffic south of the Tennessee River. The paper condemns perceived political plots and calls for officials to prevent the cutoff of the Florence Athens segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Highway
Florence Times
Athens
Florence
Lee Highway Association
Hunteville
Huntsville
The
Tennessee Inc
Lee
Montgomery
Alabama
Florence-Athens
Lauderdale County
Muscle Shoals
Tuscumbia-Decatur
North Alabama
Tennessee River
Wheeler and
Wilson Dams
Lauderdale
Limestead
Designate Graves
Lauderdale ‘County
He Wants to Be Dead The Astors Buy Land
A column by Arthur Brisbane notes a man seeks death while the Astors acquire property. The piece contrasts social desires with land ownership and shifts to England's air plans, hinting at public attitudes on modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astors
England
News Portraits of Death and Wealth Across Years
The column surveys suicides, high society marriages, and enduring fortunes of families like the Astors, noting real estate as a lasting foundation. It contrasts national defense debates with calls for funding and cites executions in New York, Kansas City, and Alabama while reflecting on crime and punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astors
Goelets
Gerrys
Fifth Avenue
Shell Invest
Kansas City
Paul K. Kaufmann
Alabama Supreme Court
Patterson
Norris
Scottsboro
Best Eat Only Cultivated Mushrooms Says Physician
A physician warns against eating wild mushrooms after recalling a picnic discussion with colleagues. He notes cultivated market mushrooms are safer, discusses edible Agaricus campestris and deadly Amanita species, mushroom poisoning symptoms, and treatments including atropine, with an editor’s note advertising Dr. Clendening pamphlets.
New York Day by Day Finds Peace in the Country
O O McIntyre reflects on a weekend escape from New York to Darien Connecticut and the Hudson Valley countryside. He muses on rural charm, heritage inns, and the pull of country life versus city noise, noting scenes, poets, and memories along the Saw Mill River Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eddie
Darien
Prairie Cottage
Hollywood
George M. Cohan
Dorothy Parker
Saw Mill
Chauncey Depew
Minnie Madden Fiske
John Fox, Jr
Gotham Corner
Roosevelt Warns Against Political Talk During Trip
The article cites President Roosevelt telling aides and advisers not to discuss politics while away on his Virgin Islands and Hawaii trip. It notes the brain trust’s caution about conflicting ideas and keeps a wary eye on emerging Dillinger rumors as the mystery deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Virgin Islands
Hawaii
Ship Clearing From Mobile Carries Cotton to Europe
A ship clearing from Mobile yesterday bound for European ports carried 240 bales of cotton shipped from Decatur. County notices announce three mill tax elections to be held in three school districts. J. W. Carter and L. A. Carter of Nashville return home after visiting sister Mrs. P. P. Gilchrist. Mrs. G. E. Marsh of Petersburg Tenn. visiting Mrs. W. Talley will depart today. Miss Irene Moore rests well after tonsil surgery yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Decatur
J. W. Carter
L. A. Carter
Nashville
P. P. Gilchrist
G. E. Marsh
Petersburg, Tenn
Talley
Sign at German entrances sparks class sign conflict
A fragment notes the Nazi era sign reading tradesmens entrance and a sign for ladies and gentlemen, used to separate classes. It mentions storm troops tearing down such signs and questions whether workers who died for the fatherland were gentle beings, reflecting class tensions of the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Mrs. D. L. Blackwell Visitation with Hunts Relatives
Mrs. D. L. Blackwell is spending a few days with relatives in Hunts. The brief update notes her visit and indicates travel from her home for a short stay with family in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Blackwell
Hunts
Temperature puzzle stalls at near century mark
For the first time in about a week the thermometer failed to reach the century. The Friday high was 99 degrees, with a morning low around 70.
Go Back to Ranches Theme in Classic Film Circuits
California readers discuss the go back to ranches trend among film icons like Bing Crosby Francis Lederer W R Sheehan Gary Cooper and others. The piece notes super-sophisticates fleeing city life to mountain greenery while New York millionaires chase tranquility but remain overwhelmed by urban echoes and the selling point of rural escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Bing Crosby
Francis Lederer
W. R. Sheehan
Gary Cooper
New York
Jong
Rainfall Report for Decatur Area This Morning
The weather observer recorded 0.18 inches of rain in the Decatur vicinity over the past 24 hours ending at 7 a m today. Local readers are advised to note brief showers and continued damp conditions through today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bserver
Decatur
Metropolis Leader Confesses Shifting Views in England
The most confirmed metropolitan leader, Jimmy Walker, admits his materialist lifestyle blinded him to deeper values. He says distance from chaos into England’s countryside brought clarity and change in his outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Walker
England
Sur
Walter Winchell On Broadway notes from California
Walter Winchell recounts visits in Los Angeles with New York figures. He mentions Ruth, Mack Gordon and Harry Revel, a Curtis Dall scandal memory, court tales about a young couple’s secret marriage, a Los Angeles dance hall fire, and a chaotic hotel elevator moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Gordon
Harry Revel
Mack
Revel
St. Francis
Gordon
Miss Mary Marshall to Sing at Westminster Service
Miss Mary Marshall of Chattanooga Tennessee visiting her sister Mrs Garrett on Johnston street will be guest soloist at the morning service at Westminster Presbyterian church. Mrs Louis Ling will accompany on the organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Marshall
Chattanooga, Tenn
Mrs. Garrett
Johnston Street
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Louis Ling
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